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Number 8 wire, bored cats and cold toes. Read more Audio

Today Jim is joined by journalists Alexia Russell in Auckland and Ian Telfer in Dunedin. Read more

More than 450 patients at a UK hospital died after being powerful painkillers inappropriately. A new report has found Gosport War Memorial Hospital had an institutionalised practice of shortening… Read more Audio

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order promising to end the separation of families at the border, after an outpouring of public outrage.  Read more Audio

America television network CNN has labelled Dunedin as New Zealand's most underrated city. With its cheap east, street art, craft beer and live music, Dunedin has "understated cool" apparently.  Read more Audio

The plastic plague continues. In New Zealand, Dunedin City Council is once again conducting bin checks to make sure residents are recycling properly.  Read more Audio

Pepe's embarrassing dive, police looking into reports of English fans giving Nazi salutes, and helpful Japanese fans picking up rubbish at the stadium after their national team won against Columbia. Read more Audio

What the Panelists Niki Bezzant and Mark Inglis want to talk about. Niki talks about how watching The Handmaid's Tale freaks her out and Mark discusses going alcohol-free.  Read more Audio

Paul Simon has announced he will hold his farewell concert in Queens, where he grew up. The singer revealed in February the tour this year would be his last.  Read more Audio

Further discussion on the topic of house prices. Housing expert Leonie Freeman joins the show to respond to comments from listeners about big players keeping the cost of materials high. Read more Audio

Is the tax we're extracting from cigarettes blood money now? In light of the recent stabbing of two dairy workers, the panelists discuss listener solutions to the problem.  Read more Audio